TOPGUN1993 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Photo #72 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Wow, that is an amazing shot. I don't know if I have really seen any aerial shots of Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The Racer looks so bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ffej Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 And the parking lot looks so black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 ^And there are, what looks like, working trams on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Photo #73 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Interesting... Divided seats, but with buzz bars, no seatbelts or headrests and old-school loading gates. Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16gwoods Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 ^^ Yay! The Beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Photo #74 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Once again...I have not had anything interesting to say about the pictures that you have posted over the last few days...but I am still enjoying them, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingsIslandPR Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Photo #73 The headrests were introduced in 1986 on The Beast and Racer. The buzz bars were replaced by the current individual lap bars in 1991 on both coasters, but were tested on one car of the blue train on the forward side of The Racer after Labor Day in 1990. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Photo #69 Does anyone know if this is the paint scheme the monorail cars opened with initially? Is this the original paint scheme the monorail cars opened with initially? Edited to avoid inevitable answer by Interpreter or someone who's learned from him, since apparently I didn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Does anyone know if this is the paint scheme the monorail cars opened with initially? You should rephrase your question before you know who comes on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 ^Good call, haha, fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Foiled! Terpy, operating in a different time zone... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Does anyone know if the park still has anything left from The Bat? Not talking about things on the ground or holes notched about doorways- more like signs, logos, or theming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yes.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 One of the heads of the trains appeared on eBay a year or so ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Is it just me, or does The Bat's track look very red in that picutre? I was always under the impression the track was orange. Also, does that sign still exist, and if so, is it still in the park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 it would be interesting if one of the old trains were still around. The track was red with black supports. would have been pretty cool (i think) if when the name "Top Gun" met its demise, the CF Brass renamed the coaster "The Bat," "Bat's Revenge" etc... and gave it the old color scheme. the layout of the track is very attune to that of a bat- moreso than a flight deck; there aren't too many flight patterns that go around trees like that... but bats do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 And the parking lot looks so black... Speaking of the parking lot, has it ever been repaved? Random question but just wanted to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Photo # 75 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Interesting. A temporary inflatable KI theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 And the parking lot looks so black... Speaking of the parking lot, has it ever been repaved? Random question but just wanted to know. It doesn't appear so as I drive by, but that's going 70 on the highway, so take my word at 100%. They've definently done something though, they've torn up a small part of the pavement, looks like perhaps they're going to put in some grass/curb dividers b/w regular parking and gold parking, if I had to guess, but its hard to tell for sure from I-71. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I think he was asking if it has ever been repaved, and judging from old pics, compared to what the parking lot looks like now, I would venture to say yes, because it looks like two different materials were used in those pavings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Photo # 75 [KI theater] I love how you can see the path people beat in the grass from the Midway patio to the carousel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 And the parking lot looks so black... Speaking of the parking lot, has it ever been repaved? Random question but just wanted to know. It doesn't appear so as I drive by, but that's going 70 on the highway, so take my word at 100%. They've definently done something though, they've torn up a small part of the pavement, looks like perhaps they're going to put in some grass/curb dividers b/w regular parking and gold parking, if I had to guess, but its hard to tell for sure from I-71. I've seen it now, it is really bad. But I was referring to any time in the past, not right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 The powers that be have invested lots and lots of dollars on those pot holes and it takes a lot of effort to maintain those pot holes in their original condition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 My first KI ride, Der Spinnin Keggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 That photo is beautiful...I wish I could say that I owned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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